SBNO

English

Etymology

Initialism of standing (“erect”) but not operating.

Adjective

SBNO

  1. (slang) A roller coaster or other ride at an amusement park which is assembled, and not formally defunct, but not operational or open to the public.
    After 2 years of maintenance, the dark ride is still SBNO.
    • 2005, Michael E. Costello, Conneaut Lake Park, Arcadia Publishing, →ISBN, page 122:
      The Blue Streak did not operate for a few years in the 1990s; in fact it was added to a list of endangered coasters, classified as SBNO (Standing But Not Operating) by the American Coaster Enthusiasts.
    • 2022 February 17, Bobbie Butterfield, “Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Has a Winner With Iron Gwazi”, in Theme Park Insider‎[1]:
      For a bit of background, the original Gwazi was a dual-tracked wooden coaster - the only wooden coaster at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay - which became increasingly rough, causing the Tiger side to be closed in 2012 and the Lion side to be SBNO since 2015.
    • 2023 April 27, Rachel Hawkins, “Kentucky Kingdom Retires T3 Roller Coaster”, in Coaster101‎[2]:
      Built in 1995, this coaster was listed as standing but not operating (SBNO) from 2010-2014 when the park was closed and then reopened in 2015 when the original Vekoma trains were replaced by a single new train from KumbaK, and later a second train in 2016.

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